Thanksgiving in Iraq and Afghanistan

Caged turkey

Maya Alleruzzo / Associated Press

A U.S. Army soldier looks at caged turkeys on display outside the dining hall, which put on a lavish Thanksgiving spread, at Forward Operating Base Warhorse in Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, Iraq on Thursday.

A U.S. Army soldier looks at caged turkeys on display outside the dining hall, which put on a lavish Thanksgiving spread, at Forward Operating Base Warhorse in Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, Iraq on Thursday. (Maya Alleruzzo / Associated Press)

U.S. Army Sgt. Jason Gerber, 33, from Berlin, Pa., a cook with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, carries cooked turkeys for carving in preparation for Thanksgiving at a combat outpost in Baqouba, Iraq on Thursday.